The wheel are custom too with tied (is-it the right word in English? in french we say "ligaturé") spokes.

Tied and soldered,nice machine

Not seen this before - what is the reason for it - stiffer wheels?

Lovely bike.

It's an old common practice of some wheelbuilders (at least in France) :

In theory, tied spokes give :
- a better wheel response thanks to the direct rider power transmission : the spokes aren’t allowed to move one on each other.
- a better lateral stiffness still thanks to spokes immobility with this one it’s linked.

But I think that at first, ties were made to prevent broken spokes to have a contact with the fork or the frame

Tieing (?spelling!?) and Soldering is perceived as adding stiffness to a wheel particularly when used for racing. As a bonus, as mentioned above, if a spoke breaks it prevents it from flapping about and catching on the frame (and worse!).

Very nice bike. Super paint scheme. I'm intrigued by the seat cluster. Was this a 'standard' seat lug supplied by the lug manufacturer?

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